Mar 8 Kensington Police: Lovable Twits.

I was recently alerted to a twitter account under the name of @KensingtonPol. Upon reading the wall I found it was as if I was reading a book of advice from a daggy and protective uncle. There's the essential humour:

Have you received sub standard service from your local drug dealer? Give us a call and we'll try and put them out of business!

Remember what Kensington Police? Remember what? Who knows. Anyway, if I had twitter this would be my number 1 stop at every log in. It's an illuminating look into the world of police public relations and an insight into the role of social media for the police, beyond finding out about crimes thanks to brazen fools (See http://www.ranker.com/list/15-criminals-that-bragged-just-a-bit-too-much/jf-sargent). Removing the disconnect between police and the people they serve can only be a good thing (Yes, I do advocate more dancing police).

La Dispute are about to embark on a huge Australian tour that will see them play 15 shows all across the country. The tour will kick off here in WA, with successive shows at Amplifier Bar in Perth and the Newport Hotel in Fremantle on the 5th and 6th of September respectively. We were lucky enough to talk on the phone to drummer and founding member Brad Vander Lugt ahead of these shows. (Banner image by Micala Renee)